1.step on... 踩在……之上;踩(到)……

例句：Instead of braking，Sal likes to step on the gas when making turns.

轉(zhuǎn)彎時(shí)，薩爾非但不踩剎車反倒喜歡踩油門。

2. to make matters worse ,S+V 更糟糕的是，……

例句：My house has termites. To make matters worse，the pipes leak.

我的房子里有白蟻。更糟的是，水管還漏水。

3. have no choice but to V 除了……之外別無選擇

例句：After marriage，F(xiàn)ran had no choice but to learn to cook.

結(jié)婚后，弗蘭除了學(xué)做飯之外別無選擇。

4.It never rains but it pours 禍不單行

例句：First John lost his job, then his wife had to go to the hospital; it never rains but it pours.

約翰先是失業(yè)，接著他妻子又得住院，真是禍不單行。